Murray plays pundit
Andy Murray shares the secrets to the success of his Fantasy side
By Tim Clement - Twitter: @SkyTennis_Tim. Last Updated: January 20, 2012 6:23pm
Murray: Play pundit for the week
He may be in the middle of his latest quest for a Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but Andy Murray found some time to play guest pundit for Sky Sports Fantasy Football.
The Scot spends his time touring the world collecting ATP titles, 23 accumulating to date, but still maintains his keen interest in the Premier League.
While he's fairly busy juggling tournaments, training, the media and so on, Murray manages to find the time to nurture his Fantasy Football side to success.
The 24-year-old's side 'BackWhereIBelong' currently sits top of the table in his private league which consists of his brother Jamie, his coaches (Ivan Lendl was too late to sign up) and various other people of the tennis ilk.
Their league is run in draft-style format with each manager taking turns to select players.
Undoubtedly the key to Murray's success was snapping up Robin van Persie, who has scored 18 goals to rack up a whopping 185 points so far this season.
While having the armband firmly strapped round Van Persie's arm has been vital, there's no such thing as a one-man team.
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"I've also got Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham in and they have both been good and were cheaper options.
"Jose Enrique has also done well for me and I got him at a cheap price as he started the season as a Newcastle player."
However, like all of us, Murray has had couple of flops in his team.
"I signed Gary Cahill as being a Bolton player at the start of the season as he was cheap and I thought he'd be leaving them - that turned out to be a bit of a mistake!
"But I'm glad to see he's signed for Chelsea now so hopefully we'll see him pick up a few more clean sheets than he did at Bolton.
"I also got Jamie Carragher in but he hasn't been playing that much this season so it's not been the best backline."
So who does Mr Murray recommend we sign up for the upcoming weekend?
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"It's a tough set of fixtures with a lot of the top sides either playing each other or playing away, but Chelsea should be good for goals with Norwich unable to keep clean sheets.
"I'm tempted to say Fernando Torres but that's just too much of a gamble, I think Daniel Sturridge might be the man to score a few."
Ones to swerve
"I'm expecting Arsenal to dish out some revenge on Manchester United on Sunday so say well clear of their defence this weekend."
Probably worth mentioning that the British number one is actually an Arsenal fan, which should make for some good family rivalry with his brother, Jamie, a United supporter.
Andy and his brother have gone head-to-head in the Super 6 this weekend - see their predictions here.
